Button's 25-place Austrian GP grid penalty

A 25-place penalty means McLaren's Jenson Button will join teammate Fernando Alonso at the back of the grid for the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix.

Jenson Button will join his McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso at the back of the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix after taking a 25-place penalty for having a power unit change ahead of Sunday's race.

Button is on his sixth engine - with teams allowed only four per driver for the season before incurring penalties.

Button will get additional time penalties during the race since he won't be able to start from lower than 20th.

McLaren have struggled all season since making the transition back to Honda engines, and have scored only four points so far through Button's eighth-placed finish last month in Monaco.

Alonso, who has retired from the past three races, also had his power unit changed on Friday and dropped 20 places.


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